This is the fourth book in author, Linda LaPlante’s, Jane Tennison series. Set in the late 1970’s, Jane Tennison is a newly promoted detective working in an atmosphere where men rule. In the midst of a labor dispute, England’s trash piles up on the streets along with the bodies. When a dead woman is discovered amongst the rubbish, Detective Tennison is put on the investigation where the pressure is rising and so is the body count. I haven’t read the rest of this series but it didn’t really matter. I was pulled into this procedural mystery from the very beginning. I enjoyed the mystery but also the office politics, the pre-smart phone seventies setting and the constant frustration that Jane feels in not being taken seriously. You can tell that the author knows her stuff and I enjoyed this book immensely. I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.